- Look up
shield or
shielding in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
shield is a hand-held
protective device meant to
intercept attacks.
Shield may also refer...
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Electromagnetic shielding that
blocks radio frequency (RF)
electromagnetic radiation is also
known as RF
shielding. EMF
shielding serves to minimize...
- In chemistry, the
shielding effect sometimes referred to as
atomic shielding or
electron shielding describes the
attraction between an
electron and the...
- The term
gravitational shielding refers to a
hypothetical process of
shielding an
object from the
influence of a
gravitational field. Such processes,...
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scattered drops. If used carelessly,
shielding g****es can
displace oxygen,
causing hypoxia and
potentially death.
Shielding gases fall into two categories—inert...
- Lead
shielding refers to the use of lead as a form of
radiation protection to
shield people or
objects from
radiation so as to
reduce the
effective dose...
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S.H.I.E.L.D. is a
fictional espionage,
special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism
government agency appearing in
American comic books published by...
- A
shield is a
piece of
personal armour held in the hand,
which may or may not be
strapped to the
wrist or forearm.
Shields are used to
intercept specific...
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Stress shielding is the
reduction in bone
density (osteopenia) as a
result of
removal of
typical stress from the bone by an
implant (for instance, the...
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types of
shielding used for MRIs are copper, steel, and aluminum.
Copper is
generally considered the best
shielding for MRI rooms. RF
shielding should not...
